>> our next chance of winter weather could be just hours away. "good morning washington" at 5:00 a.m. begins now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> good morning, washington. i am scott thuman. >> i am alison starling. good morning on this martin luther king day. glad you are with us. let's begin with traffic and weather every ten minutes. lisa baden is standing by with traffic. we start with adam caskey. it should be an interesting evening. that's a good way to put it. the wintry mix will be after 7:00 p.m.. about 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., light snow and sleet. on top of that, a coating of freezing rain. then it will warm up again after 1:00 a.m. and it will be just rain. --t's through when the clodx

that's 1:00 a.m. and through the entire morning and the entire day tomorrow. expert 29 in the district right now. late this evening around 8:00 p.m., areas of light snow. expect about an inch accumulations. that will lead into polite rainfall from about 11:00 a.m. through 1:00 a.m. -- 11:00 p.m. approvethrough 1:00 a.m. this morning's commute looks quiet because of the federal holiday. the john hanson highway. vre is closed. headlights in this camera are seeing a little more action, the

northbound side is the one getting more action. there is encouraging news this morning from tucson. congresswoman gabrielle giffords is breathing without the help of a machine. >> emily schmidt has the latest congresswoman and the fallout from the rampage. >> her condition has been upgraded from critical to serious. she is breathing on her own. she has a tracheotomy that will allow her to speak when she is able. >> it is much more comfortable. she's more weight and she can participate in more of her own care and physical guarantee. >> she is one of three shooting victims still in hospital more than a week after the shooting. >> i looked over and it was, bang, bang, bang. >> survivors are trying to come to grips. his wife brought a nine-year-old neighbor with them to the event.

>> she took a little neighbor's girl way that morning and was not able to bring her home. >> the accused gunman is still not speaking about his actions. >> we need to have a more constructive political discourse in the future. >> president obama and members of congress call for more civility in washington. this week the house votes on appealing health care reform. in washington, emily schmidt, abc news. the young girl was to life in the shooting helped to save someone else's. christina taylor green's father says that some of her organs were donated to a young girl in the boston area. he says the donations lifted his spirits. the tragedy in tucson may lead to a change of tone in washington. many expect the atmosphere to be different when congress returns to capitol hill this week. however, the change in tone could subside quickly.

and as is expected to debate and vote on a bill to repeal the medicare reform of that was approved last year. investigators are looking for the gunman who shot and killed a man in annapolis around 1:00 this morning at the annapolis town center. police have not identified the victim or the circumstances that led to. the recent surge in crime in our area is prompting cries stop the violence campaign on this martin luther king day. the campaign getting a boost from a musical icon stevie wonder. he was at ballou high school yesterday to support the newly formed group. dmv peace accord. that stands for district, maryland, virginia. >> as long as we stay alive, we can make a difference. that is what i look forward to, making a difference. >> the group helped to lower prime in the district by unifying all sectors of the community from businesses and tourist schools. we will have a live report on

the other service initiatives this martin luther king day, coming up later in the newscast. a developing story from bethesda. sargent shriver has been hospitalized. suburban hospital will not say why the 95-year-old was admitted. he was the first director of the peace corps and he suffers from alzheimer's disease. his wife eunice kennedy shriver died in 2009 > a young muslims stranded in kuwait because he's gonna a u.s. no-fly list. courtney robinson has more on the fight to bring him home. >> good morning. his family and his attorneys say despite their efforts, they cannot get him on a flight to the united states. the detained 19-year-old. kuwait tried to send him back to

the u.s. yesterday aboard a united airlines flight, but the u.s. would not allow him to board because of a no-fly list. the fbi questioned him about the radical clerics in yemen. gulet mohamed left the u.s. two years ago to get in touch with his somali routes and then spent time in yemen will be studying arabic. his family says he wants to come home back to alexandria. they want to get him a one-time exemption from the no-fly list. >> thank you. while maintenance work at the foggy bottom station is on track to be completed on time, the station was and is closed for the holiday weekend. they are preparing escalators and elevators and completing the cell phone reception improvements. there's no blue and orange line service between roslyn and farragut. free shuttle service continues

and normal service resumes tomorrow. it's about 30 degrees. >> still,, hollywood's second- biggest night and it belonged to "to the social network." the big winners of the golden globes. >> hands the way you can get involved

32 degrees and the district, 34 and culpeper, 27 in frederick. gray skies today with high temperatures around freezing. we're not going to see a big change in the temperature is between now and later this afternoon. light snow and sleet is expected later this evening around 8:00 p.m. through 11:00 p.m. pay attention to the colors on the screen and the time of the upper right corner. let's go through this slowly. at 8:00 p.m., areas of blew across the region. that indicates areas of light snow and sleet between 8:00 p.m. at 11:00 p.m. for the metro area. then the purple arrives. that indicates areas of freezing

rain and mixed precipitation between 11:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. then it changes into all rain for seven maryland and most of the metro area by 1:00 a.m. and through most of the day tomorrow. the best chance of the most prolonged freezing rain is going to be in the shenandoah valley and west of the blue ridge. tonight into early tomorrow, a wintry mix. for the vast majority of the day tomorrow and for the commute, it's a cold morning. blue, orange, and deadlines, there is track maintenance scheduled. red line., orangand no problems between manassas and vienna. 95 between woodbrige and springfield is good. hov restrictions lifted for

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welcome back. more signs of improvement for aris on a congresswoman gabrielle giffords. just over a week after she was shot in the head during an event in tucson, doctors have upgraded her condition from critical to serious. she is breathing on her own and doctors say that she's more awake. of virginia family says the u.s. government is blocking a 19-year-old man from returning

to this country. gulet mohamed was supposed to return home on a flight from kuwait, but his name is on the no-fly list and he was not allowed to board the plane. at least 15 people were killed when a minibus exploded in a request pakistan. the blast was caused by either a palm or a gas cylinder used to power the bus. islamic militants frequently carry out attacks in that area. 5:15. saturday was martin luther king's 82nd birthday. today marks 25 years the country has honored the civil rights leader with a national holiday. ben is on the national mall with some ways people will honor the active list and how you can get involved. >> good morning. one thing is almost certain, our region will be a better place. it is all in honor of dr. martin luther king jr.. throughout the region, the kids are working on a variety of

community projects involving 2000 volunteers. the peace what is planned in the district for 10:00 this morning starting at martin luther king and ending at covenant baptist. and d.c. students will help to renovate the tacoma education center that recently burned down. in alexandria, the united way is hosting a health-care. in loudoun county of old court house they will have their annual march. in montgomery county at the bethesda north marriott hotel there will be a number of events. also, the first family will be pitching in with community service. last year president obama served hot meals at a local food bank in the district. these encouraging everybody to participate as much as you can this year. live at the martin luther king jr. memorial. >> thank you. stock markets will be closed today in observance of martin luther king day. it could be a busy week on wall

street. more companies will be reporting fourth quarter earnings. traders will be keeping an eye on this week's meetings between president obama and the chinese president. a gang prevention summit will be held tonight in northern virginia. authorities will brief the public about the recent response to the growing concern about extreme gangs. that is at 6:00 p.m. at the boys and girls club in manassas. some protesters will rally today against what they say is the inhumane treatment of bradley manning, the army private suspected of giving classified documents to wikileaks. he is in confinement at quantico marine base. protesters will rally at 12:00 noon outside spi headquarters and there will be another rally at quantico at 2:00 p.m. we are talking about what is next -- what is next from the bubble boy and news regarding

your taxes. >> the makers upjohn a popular tax software has one for york smartphone. take a photograph of your w2 and the program fills in the numbers. hewlett-packard is set to debut new tablets and net books. the devices run on an updated version of an operating system that aid be started when hit -- which h-p got when it purchased palm. there's an application to million people have downloaded for free. >> i think it's pretty cool. i never thought my game would do that well. the bubble boy, is working on a new game and

it's likely will not been free. it's 29 degrees. >> it's going to get a little active later this evening. it's mainly a ninth time event. it should be ok during rush hour this evening. when p.m. and later is we expected to begin. it's a difficult situation. >> what about tomorrow morning? >> mainly rain for the rush hour tomorrow morning. let's break it down. first, we are around freezing right now, 32 in the district, and 24 at hagerstown, 31 at lexington park. the temperatures will not go much from where they are now. high temperatures in the 30's this afternoon. there's an area of low pressure that's moving through the gulf of mexico as we speak. that low pressure will cross the florida peninsula and on to the

eastern seaboard and will, coastal low pressure system tonight and tomorrow as it moves up the eastern seaboard. that is when it will affect us later tonight and into tomorrow. here's the future cast. it paints a good picture of what we can expect in terms of precipitation and when. 8:00 p.m. tonight, areas of blue indicates light snow and sleet. that's for the metro area from 8:00 p.m. through 11:00 p.m. the stimulation of an inch. then we change over to a brief freezing rain and up until 1:00 a.m. so between 11:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m., a brief, freezing rain across parts of the metro area. that's expected in the northwest of town as well. a light coating of ice on top of an inch of sleet. then it changes the cold rain by 5:00 a.m. with the exception of west of the blue ridge. that is where i could have prolonged freezing rain throughout this event.

the majority of the day tomorrow from 1:00 a.m. and onward, just cold rain. good news for the morning commute. mostly cloudy today, high temperatures around freezing. then a wintry mix tonight as temperatures rise. that will switch us over to all rain by early tomorrow morning. then a few more rain showers possible on wednesday morning with high temperatures in the 40's over the next couple days. house the commute? i was just thinking about how much we love you. we know you care about things. now some pictures of what not to expect. there's not much traffic. hov is relaxed except for the john hanson highway. it's a nice trip on the way to the pentagon. there's no troubles through rosslyn, falls church, 110. nor at the pentagon.

traffic in maryland, a beautiful tree. not only on the beltway but out of columbia into silver spring and in columbia pike. back to you. >> thank you. 29 degrees, 5:21. >> villas a lot of football this week. coming up, willing down to the final four. we will tell you who is in and out. >> today on "oprah," an examination of race relations. today at 4:00 on abc 7.

>> i knew that with it if we applied ourselves, we were capable of beating them. we wanda championship two years in a row. -- we planned on the championship two years in a row. >> that was ryan. overets' defense was all quarterback tom brady. a 2821 upset victory. now they will face the steelers in asc title.

and the seattle seahawks came to an end at snowy soldier field. the seattle seahawks kept the score somewhat respectable. now the green bay packers will play the bears in the windy city. the washington capitals played a couple of canadian clubs. they played vancouver on friday and then on sunday the washington capitals had to get past struggling ottawa. the washington capitals beat back the senators, 3 to 1. >> good to see some winning. just about 30 degrees. the news continues at 5:30. >> still ahead in the next half- hour, eating without breaking

the bank. winter restaurant week is back. >> more news of improvements for congresswoman giffords, the latest updates from doctors, coming up. >> adam caskey in the belfort furniture weather center. there's a storm system headed

live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> we need to utilize this to have a more constructive political discourse in the future. >> straight ahead, more calls for changes in tone and recover a milestone for an injured congresswoman. good morning, washington. it is monday, january 17 on this

martin luther king jr. day. i am alison starling. thanks for being with us. >> i am scott thuman. we begin with traffic and weather. adam caskey said it's a complex situation. >> yes, but a good challenge for me urologists. we have a wintry mix moving into the washington area. that's later this evening and into tonight. the timing is pretty good. after 7:00 p.m. and through the rush hour tomorrow. first, let's talk about today. temperatures in the 20's to nearly 30. 29 in huntingtown, 25 in berryville, 23 in berkeley springs. temperatures not moving much. highs this afternoon and evening in the low 30's with gray skies. 8:00 p.m. through 11:00 p.m., light snow and sleet and up to an inch accumulations. on top of that, freezing rain. for the morning commute

tomorrow and the rest of the day, it looks like just cold rain. the timing for the mix is good, overnight. now to lisa baden. it's a quiet ride. not much traffic happening on 95 in virginia. hov is relaxed for everyone except the john hanson highway. a beautiful trip in maryland along 270. no troubles on the beltway. marc rail, vre, they have the day off. the blue, orange, and red line have scheduled track maintenance. survivors of the tragedy in tucson are still struggling to come to grips with what happened, but there's some encouraging news from arizona. >> congresswoman gabrielle giffords is breathing on her own. emily schmidt joins us with the latest developments. good morning. >> good morning. happy monday.

in washington, lawmakers are going to return to regular schedule for the first time since the shootings. as they do, and their colleague injured that day is making remarkable improvements. last night the doctors upgraded congresswoman gabrielle giffords' condition from critical to serious. now she has a breathing tube and is breathing on on. the tracheotomy will allow her to speak when she is able. she's one of three shooting victims still in hospital more than a week after the shooting. authorities say the accused gunman jared loughner is still not talking to them about his actions. the washington post is reporting federal sources say that this trial could be moved to california because of all the publicity in arizona. president obama and members of congress have called for more stability in washington after the shooting. we will see that put to the test over the this week. within the next couple days we

should see the house voting on whether to repeal the health care reform law. back to you. as the house considers that bill, a new poll finds that opposition may be diminishing. an associated press poll finds that 40% of americans support the law while 41% are in opposition. the poll finds strong opposition to the requirement that people carry health insurance. do this morning, investigators searched for the gunman responsible for a deadly shooting in annapolis. a man was found shot to death at the annapolis town center around 1:00 this morning. so far, parties have not identified the victim or what led to the shooting. the death penalty could soon be used again in maryland. the state senate president mike miller will push the region to resume with the death penalty

during the current legislative session. the state's highest court halted its use until new procedures are developed. governor o'malley successfully lobbied to repeal it. some local activists are mobilizing to try to stop the recent surge in violence in our area. the campaign is getting a boost from entertainer steve wonder. he was at ballou high school yesterday in d.c. to support the newly formed group called dmv peace authority, which stands for district, maryland, virginia. >> as long as we are alive, we can make a difference. that is what i look forward to. >> the wonder said it in one year's time the group makes progress in reducing violence, he will tell, is $100,000. we will have a live report on other service initiatives this martin luther king day, later. in bethesda, a former peace

corps director and vice presidential nominees sargent shriver is a hospital. suburban hospital will not comment on the 95 year-old's condition or why he was admitted. he announced in 2003 that he was suffering from alzheimer's disease. his wife eunice kennedy shriver died in 2009. but federal government is under fire right now by the guns rights group. it's as the state department is standing and alexandria teenager in kuwait because his name is on the no-fly list. courtney robinson is live in a satellite center with the latest on this international showdown. >> good morning. that standoff continues as his attorney tries to get him one time exemption from that no-fly list. and then onto a flight to dulles airport. after two years abroad, this u.s. citizen, 19 year-old gulet mohamed has been blocked from

getting a boarding pass. >> the pressure is on the u.s. to bring that the government to do the right thing. my brother can not be detained. >> he's been detained in kuwait. in 2009 he went to somalia to get in touch with his roots and then on to him and will study arabic, according to his brother. the fbi repeatedly questioned him about a radical cleric in yemen. >> he is a citizen of the u.s. and the u.s. is supporting his return to the u.s. >> his family bought him a ticket aboard united air w lines flight, but he was not a lot to board and will not be able to until his name is removed from the no-fly list. tohe's not been home

alexandria in more than two years and we want him back. >> his family believes kuwait detained him at the request of the u.s. and the state department denies that claim, reportedly. courtney robinson, abc 7 news. we have 30 degrees, 5:36. >> alcohol and facebook. the two big winners at the golden globes. >> a special anniversary for a civil rights hero, called the region will mark the birth of dr. martin luther king. region will mark the birth of dr. martin luther king. why risk they'll end up faded or stretched ? try woolite complete. it's for all your clothes because it has the right balance of cleaning and care, and say goodbye to fading, shrinking and stretching. woolite complete keeps all your clothes looking like new, longer.

>> there's a pad waiting for everyone, in arlington. make a friend today. >> good morning, washington. -- pet waiting for everyone. >> happy martin luther king jr. day on this monday. hopefully, you have the day off and you're sipping your coffee. 30 degrees in alexandria, 28 in rockville, 28 and sterling with a light wind. around 30 degrees in most spots. woodbrige is 29. chesapeake beach and huntingtown at 29. mainly gray skies today, mostly cloudy.

light snow flurries or little dusting possible crew of the day. few and far between. most precipitation will hold off until later this evening and night. high temperatures around freezing today. temperatures will not change much. as temperatures rise, we expect a wintry mix tonight, a few hours of light snow and sleet starting at 8:00 p.m., switching to a brief freezing rain. for the morning commute tomorrow and the rest of the day it will most likely be cold rain. not necessarily as slippery as it could be for this time of year. high temperatures tomorrow in the 40's. everything looks as expected this morning. that means it's quiet. this being a government down. let's go to a couple of maps. we begin with an uneventful commutes on 95, 66, 395, the dulles toll road. hov lanes lifted this morning.

it's great traveling elsewhere. 270 looks good. looks good on interstate 70. no troubles on the beltway in montgomery county. the american legion bridge, running nicely. back to you. >> thank you. 5:41, 29 degrees. >> coming up, it's a good time to get out as the ec rolls out all the stops for restaurant week. >> i will tell you about everything going on on this m.l.k.. >> details on a former dictator's return to haiti when we

welcome back. checking our top stories on this monday morning. arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords reached a milestone. she is breathing on her own and her condition has been upgraded from critical to serious.

she is one of sri shooting victims still in the hospital. it's more than a week after the deadly rampage. 4 prescored director and vice presidential candidate sargent shriver is in the bethesda hospital. suburban hospital will not say why the 95-year-old was admitted or comment on his condition. he suffers from alzheimer's. jean-claude duvalier, former dictator nicknamed baby doc, has returned to haiti. supporters mobbed him when he arrived. he left haiti in 1986 after being forced out. it's not clear why he returned. prince george's county police are searching for a hit- and-run driver that killed a pedestrian and around 9:30 saturday night near new hampshire avenue in adelphi. a second car also struck the pedestrian, but at driver status scene. anyone with information is asked to contact police. police are investigating the

discovery of a body in a pond in atwater in anne arundel county. a woman called police yesterday after she noticed two poles in the ice. five teams found the body of a 30-year-old man under water. there's no word on his identity. the ice was not strong enough to hold a person's weight. it is martin luther king jr. day. a holiday to honor the legacy of the famed civil rights leader. 25 years since its birthday became a federal holiday. >> recently it has become a day of service across the nation. ben is live on the national mall with some ways people are paying tribute. good morning. >> good morning. one thing is almost certain, after today our region will be significantly better place. it is all in honor of dr. martin luther king jr.. throughout the region, d.c. cares is working on a variety

of projects such as to thousand volunteers in the district attending a peace talk. and a walk starting in the district and ending at a church. and if the volunteers will be renovated to call education center after it has burned down. and there's a health care most about united way. and in loudoun county there is the annual march. in montgomery county there will be a number of projects and musical acts. today the first family will be pitching in with its community service at a location to be determined. the president is encouraging everybody to participate as much as you can today. live at the martin luther king jr. memorial. america's first black attorney general paid tribute to the slain civil-rights leader. our nation look at coronati

as dr. king did, look at its future promise and its weaknesses and strengths and to appreciate its challenges and its opportunities. >> that is eric colder speaking to worshipers at ebenezer baptist church in atlanta. holder also referred to last week's shootings in tucson, saying that dr. king struggled to put an end to violence. d.c. restaurant week begins today. it runs through sunday. you can get a great deal at participating restaurants. lunch will cost about $20. that's a three course meal. dinner will cost $35 for three courses as well. it's the best time to get into those restaurants that normally you feel are a little out of your budget.

>> we are seeing video from a place that looks good. >> even at this hour. >> tonight will be tricky. a wintry mix will begin to the region. this not going to be a major system, as a little complicated for few hours this evening and tonight. the morning commute tomorrow looks like just cold rain. a lot better than what it could be. any minor shift in the storm track changes the forecast. right now the temperatures are around freezing. 32 in the district, 26 in martinsburg, culpeper at 34 degrees. temperatures should not change much as we go through the rest of the day. i expect high temperatures around freezing. here's the satellite and radar composite. areas of green and yellow are rain showers moving through the southeastern u.s., there's an area of low pressure. that will take a track across the florida peninsula and moved

north, and the eastern seaboard. as it passes close to washington, we will see precipitation later tonight and throughout the day tomorrow. here's the futurecast. look at the upper right of your screen for the time span. we go through this real easily. by 8:00 p.m. i expect areas of light snow and sleet through 11:00 p.m. in the metro area and points north and west. up to an inches possible. not a big deal. a light coating. then it's going to get tricky. there is warmer air moving into the region. we will see a change over to a brief time of freezing rain for a few hours. so there's a little ice that's one to be on top a little snow and sleet. 1:00 a.m. and later and throughout the day tomorrow, and just rain. that's for the majority of the reason.

it gets tricky, especially west of the blue ridge and in the shenandoah valley, which is where i could have more prolonged freezing rain. there could be a light dusting of snow. not a big deal. high temperatures around freezing. temperatures rising tonight with a wintry mix. and tomorrow, a training -- raining. highs knicks 30 by friday and saturday. >> hov is lifted except for the john hanson highway. two-way traffic on the reversible roads this morning. there's no vre or marc rail service. blue, orange, and red line have maintenance. give yourself extra time. traffic in oxon hill on the beltway at 210 looks good. back to you. >> thank you. 5:52, 29 degrees. >> you are watching "good

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it was a big night for hollywood last night. the stars were out. tinseltown gathered to honor some of its best at the golden globes. >> "the social network pepco >> that was the big winner. the film about the creator of facebook current four trophies

including best dramatic motion picture and best director. colin firth won best actor for "the king's speech." natalie portman won best actress for "black swan." annette bening one for the lead in a comedy or musical. paul giamatti won best actor in a comedy or musical in "barney's version." >> welcome tina fey. >> ricky did not pull any punches, mocking q hefner, charlie sheen, and robert downey. >> they get to laugh at themselves. it's funny. have you seen any of those movies? >> i don't get out much. >> you have small children.

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>> the day of service honoring dr. king. >> and the latest on the congresswoman injured in arizona. >> good morning washington continues. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> quit good morning, washington. is 6:00 on this monday, january 17. i am scott thuman. >> i am alison starling. good morning, thanks for joining us. lisa baden is standing by. it's a federal holiday. fairly light traffic. but adam caskey has a tricky forecast for tonight. >> the dreaded wintry expects. -- wintry mix. it's always more challenging. it does not look like a major storm. it does not look like a major storm. just a